Question

What is the greatest common factor of 35b^2,15b^3 and 5b?

Answer 1

ANSWER

The greatest common factor is 5b.

Step-by-step explanation

The first expression can be rewritten as


`35 {b}^(2) = 5 * 7 * {b}^(2)`

The second expression is rewritten as


`15 {b}^(3) = 3 * 5 {b}^(3)`

The third expression is


`5b = 5 * b`

The greatest common factor is the product of the least powers of the common factors.


`GCF=5 * b = 5b`